Western Cape Article - South African Vacations

IndexOVERVIEW..............................................................................................................................5CLIMATE ............................................................................................................................... 8HISTORY ............................................................................................................................... 9TOURISM ROUTES............................................................................................................. 11BRANDY ROUTE ............................................................................................................... 11CAPE ADVENTURE AND SPORT ROUTE ....................................................................... 11CAPE BIRDING ROUTE .................................................................................................... 12CAPE CARE ROUTE ......................................................................................................... 12CAPE CHILDREN'S ROUTE.............................................................................................. 12CAPE FLORAL KINGDOM (FYNBOS) ROUTE ................................................................. 12CAPE GHOST AND LEGENDS ROUTE............................................................................ 13CAPE MUSEUM ROUTE ................................................................................................... 13CAPE WHALE ROUTE ...................................................................................................... 14CAPE WINE ROUTES ....................................................................................................... 15Constantia Wine Route....................................................................................................... 15Durbanville Wine Route...................................................................................................... 16Franschhoek Wine Route................................................................................................... 16Helderberg Wine route ........................................................................................................ 16Klein Karoo Wine Route ..................................................................................................... 17Paarl Wine Route ............................................................................................................... 17Stellenbosch Wine Route ................................................................................................... 17Wellington Wine Route....................................................................................................... 18MISSION VILLAGE ROUTE............................................................................................... 18ROUTE 27.......................................................................................................................... 18ROUTE 62.......................................................................................................................... 19Route 62 Brandy Route...................................................................................................... 19WEST COAST BIRD ROUTE............................................................................................. 19WEST COAST FOSSIL ROUTE......................................................................................... 19REGIONS............................................................................................................................. 21CAPE BREEDE RIVER VALLEY......................................................................................... 21ASHTON ............................................................................................................................ 22BONNIEVALE .................................................................................................................... 22CERES (including Prince Alfred Hamlet)............................................................................ 23DE DOORNS (including Touwsriver).................................................................................. 25GOUDA .............................................................................................................................. 26McGREGOR....................................................................................................................... 26MONTAGU ......................................................................................................................... 27RAWSONVILLE.................................................................................................................. 28ROBERTSON..................................................................................................................... 28SARON............................................................................................................................... 29TULBAGH .......................................................................................................................... 29WOLSELEY........................................................................................................................ 31WORCESTER .................................................................................................................... 32CAPE TOWN REGION......................................................................................................... 34CAPE TOWN CENTRAL.................................................................................................... 36ATHLONE .......................................................................................................................... 54CAMPS BAY ...................................................................................................................... 54CLIFTON (including Bantry Bay) ........................................................................................ 55GREEN POINT (including Mouille Point)............................................................................ 56GUGULETU ....................................................................................................................... 571